diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-arm b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-arm
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+# CONFIG.Common.linux-arm
+#
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for linux-arm target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-arm
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include definitions common to all Unix targets
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
+
+ARCH_CLASS = arm
+
+# Set a special definition for network order of Netwinder ARM floating point
+ARCH_DEP_CPPFLAGS += -D_ARM_NWFP_
+
+# Set runtime path for shared libraries
+#RUNTIME_LDFLAGS = $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath,%)
+RUNTIME_LDFLAGS = $(SHRLIB_SEARCH_DIRS:%=-Wl,-rpath-link,%)
+
+ifdef CROSS
+   GNU_TARGET=arm-linux
+   # prefix of compiler tools
+   CMPLR_SUFFIX=
+   CMPLR_PREFIX=$(addsuffix -,$(GNU_TARGET))
+endif
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-arm b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-arm
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-arm
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+# CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-arm
+#
+# Definitions for linux-x86 host - linux-arm target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include common gnu compiler definitions
+include $(CONFIG)/CONFIG.gnuCommon
+
+GNU_DIR = /usr
+
+# Override the -nostdinc flag, needed here...
+CROSS_CPPFLAGS = 
+
+# Copied from x86.x86
+STATIC_LDFLAGS_YES= -Wl,-Bstatic
+STATIC_LDFLAGS_NO= 
+STATIC_LDLIBS_YES= -Wl,-Bdynamic
+STATIC_LDLIBS_NO= 
+
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS +=  -shared -fPIC
+LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared -fPIC
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm
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+#  CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.linux-arm
+#
+# $Id$
+#
+# Site specific definitions for linux-x86 host - linux-arm target builds
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+#GNU_DIR = /home/targetOS/linux-arm/host/x86-linux/gcc_3.3.3